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Optus faces potential class action and pledges free credit monitoring to data-breach customers

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says company to blame and flags new laws with large fines for such breaches

The Guardian - AU

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says Optus ‘left the window open’ for cyber criminals to conduct simple hack

Clare O'Neil says blame lies with Optus for a security breach affecting millions of Australians, as the company follows her call to offer free services to monitor customer accounts for fraud.

ABC News

Optus data breach 'huge wake-up call': PM

Anthony Albanese says the Optus data breach is a "huge wake-up call" as his government prepares to announce new cybersecurity measures.

AAP

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Optus data breach: cybersecurity reforms expected to enable companies to rapidly inform financial institutions

Cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neil set to announce reforms in coming week after millions of telco customers’ data stolen

The Guardian - AU

Optus hacked: Millions of customers’ personal data exposed in huge cyber attack

Telecommunications giant Optus has admitted to a massive data breach that may have exposed the personal data of millions of their customers.

The New Daily

Optus data breach: who is affected, what has been taken and what should you do?

After a malicious cyber-attack, customers of Australia’s second-largest telco are advised they could be at risk of identity theft

The Guardian - AU

Sri Lankan fishermen say key Australian tool to combat people smuggling can be dodged

Sri Lankan fishermen say a key measure introduced by the Australian government to deter operators from sending desperate people across the seas is ineffective, while official sources say the brother of a Sri Lankan MP is being investigated over allegations of people smuggling.

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Australia's significant investor visa set to be scrapped under migration changes

A controversial program that provides visas to those who invest at least $5 million in Australia is on the chopping block ahead of next month's budget.

ABC News

O'Neil eyes scrapping investor visa scheme

The Albanese government is eyeing a move to abolish a scheme that fast-tracks visas for international investors, after Labor set it up a decade ago.

AAP

Climate change costs $1500 per household

Natural disaster clean-ups this year have cost each Australian household more than $1500 and is set to exceed more than $2500 by 2050, a new report has found.

AAP

Natural disaster fund to have $200m boost

The federal government will allocate $200 million annually to prevent and prepare for natural disasters.

AAP

Increased migration must come with planning and expanded services, councils say

Fairfield mayor says ‘people are suffering’ due to lack of affordable housing in migrant communities as PM pledges $575m investment

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: Jobs summit wraps up, Kanye West returns to Instagram, and the Lord of the Rings crossover we didn't know we needed

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

ABC News

Five things learnt from day two of jobs summit

Increased migration caps and improved employment outcomes for disadvantaged Australians were some of the key takeaways from day two of the jobs summit.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia raises permanent migration cap to 195,000 to ease workforce shortages

Business welcomes immigration increase as government announces extra work hours for pensioners

ABC News

Skilled migrant cap increased as jobs summit looks at migration and workforce participation

The federal government has announced an additional 35,000 permanent skilled migrants will be able to apply for visas this year in an attempt to address critical skills shortages.

The Guardian - AU

Labor to relax work tests for pensioners following jobs and skills summit – as it happened

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Labor vows to prioritise Australian jobs as it eyes migration boost

Annual intake could potentially rise from 160,000 to up to 200,000 places as businesses cry out for skilled workers

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The Guardian - AU

Labor’s refusal to grant visa to people smuggler challenged in high court

Man’s lawyers claim Clare O’Neil’s decision is unconstitutional and ask for him to be released from detention

The New Daily

Anthony Albanese grilled over CFMMEU in testy first question time as PM

Anthony Albanese had a tough first question time as PM on Wednesday with little sign of the hoped-for return to civility on the floor of Parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition ‘subverted democracy’ with election-day statement on asylum boat, Labor says

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says former government’s pressuring of public servants to reveal boat arrival was ‘unprecedented’

The Conversation

Officials resisted Morrison government's attempt to have them 'amplify' election day boat arrival

Federal public servants resisted the Morrison government’s attempt to have them amplify an election-day announcement that an asylum seeker boat had been intercepted, according to an inquiry into the incident.

The Guardian - AU

‘Disgraceful’: report reveals Morrison government pressured border force to promote election day boat arrival

Labor says action by former government ‘sabotaged’ protocols for political gain and was ‘without precedent’ in Australian history

The Guardian - AU

Visa application backlog risks causing ‘human misery and economic carnage’ due to understaffing, says Labor MP

Julian Hill backs home affairs minister prioritising overseas skilled applicants, as advocates warn of damage of ‘limbo’ status for refugees

The Guardian - AU

TikTok has been accused of ‘aggressive’ data harvesting. Is your information at risk?

Users of the video app have been warned about its data practices and links to China. Can you keep your details safe?

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